Bulla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bulla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bulla

1. að, to boil up; b. og sjóða; cp. Lat. ebullire: metaph. to chat, talk nonsense, and bull, n. nonsense:—all mod.

2 bulla

2. u, f. the shaft in a churn or pump, bullu-fótr, m. a pr. name, Grett.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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